The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

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The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News
The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News
Rachel Hong

Rachel Hong, Staff Writer

Rachel Hong is a sophomore (class of 2027) at Carlmont High School in her first year of journalism for Scot Scoop. She enjoys reading books and drawing.

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Vivace continues to appeal to the Belmont community with its high-quality cuisine. During the pandemic, it showed resilience, even when customers were not dining out as often. "There was always one of my family members that had COVID-19, including me, so we could never go out, as people could risk exposing each other," said Hayden Amurao, a sophomore at Carlmont.

A Belmont gem: Vivace Ristorante spreads Italian delight

Rachel Hong, Staff Writer • January 21, 2025

Vivace Ristorante, a local favorite, continues to serve the Belmont community as it lives up to its name, which means "lively" in Italian. Located just outside the Carlmont Shopping Center, Vivace’s...

This year, a widespread outbreak of foodborne illness, including Salmonella—a bacterial infection—has been linked to recalled cucumbers. "Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory data showed that cucumbers were contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick," said the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Silent threat on the plate: foodborne illnesses pose large-scale impacts

Rachel Hong, Staff Writer • December 16, 2024

Salmonella infections linked to recalled cucumbers caused a recent outbreak, reigniting food safety concerns in the U.S. Sixty-eight cases spanning 19 states, including California, have been reported of...

Lucid dreams are vivid and realistic, and most of the time, the events are unexpected. Freshman Christopher Mazurek in Northwestern University dreamed he was inside the school's dining hall but realized he wasn't wearing his favorite coat. “I realized that if I don’t have the coat, I must be dreaming,” Mazurek said. “Gravity shifted, and I was flung down a hallway that seemed to go on for miles. My left arm disappeared, and then I woke up.”

Phone apps stimulate lucid dreaming

Rachel Hong, Staff Writer • November 17, 2024

A phone app on Google Play can help people have lucid dreaming. Made by the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University, the app Lucid Experiment allows users to play a sound and link that...

The Euwallacea Kuroshio, one species of the Polyphagous Shothole Borer (PSHB) is feasting on trees. “Because the shothole borer threatens larger trees, they would cost thousands of dollars to replace. It poses a threat to trees that have pretty substantial value. To replace a tree is not cheap,” said Drew Raymond, the Agricultural Commissioner of Santa Cruz County.

Tree-devouring beetles threaten Bay Area wildlife

Rachel Hong, Staff Writer • October 28, 2024

Insects are infesting holes in tree trunks and feasting on its interior, killing trees and placing Bay Area communities at risk.  Following their recent arrival into the Felton area and around Coyote...

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